At a Glance

The e-Book Reader Ectaco jetBook Lite is an affordable eBook Reader with better performance than most of its competitors.

Why Buy

The jetBookLITE e-book reader is made by the same company that makes the award-winning iTravl translator.

It's a very affordable, yet highly functional, ebook reader.

Carry a library with you, anywhere you go. No need to get a signal.

Easy to read screen.

Easy to operate reader.

Mini vs Lite

The jetBook Lite uses AA batteries instead of li-poly rechargeable. This makes it possible to reduce the price, and also to economize energy used by the screen. You can read 23 hours nonstop without a recharge. (You can use rechargeable AA batteries if you want to.)

The jetBook Mini is a capable, but inexpensive eBook Reader. Its 5" TFT screen allows you to read ebooks for up to 90 hours without charging the batteries. Its small size means ultra portability, and it's easy to use. Weighs only 5.8 ounces, and comes in many exciting colors.

Details

The jetBookLITE is fully compatible with Mac computers, Windows-based PCs, and Linux computers. It reads more file formats than competing products such as the Kindle.

The Ectaco jetBookLITE is a portable pocket library that can store thousands of books in the world's major languages and in common file formats (unlike some competing products). It can store music and pictures, too. And it weighs only 7.5 ounces.

jetBookLITE incorporates SD Card expandability (SD cards of up to 2 GB and SDHC cards of 4 to 16 GB in size, cards available separately) in addition to the built-in 100 MB flash memory so that you can easily store not only a complete library but your favorite music files and pictures too. With its USB mass storage capability, simply connect the jetBookLITE to your PC with a USB cable and add new content or backup what you already have on the device instantly.

The Ectaco jetBook provides:

Easy to read, high-resolution 5-inch display.

Viewing angle is close to 180° and is fully customizable.

Adjustable text size.

Adjustable fonts.

The jetBook allows you to search and cross-reference text, using bookmarks. This makes it an excellent choice for accessing dictionaries and other reference books.

You can begin reading as soon as you download a book, without needing to visit a bookstore ever again.

The jetBook is eco-friendly, because it doesn't consume the paper, ink, and other resources required to produce and distribute printed books.

Specs

At 4.3 x 0.5 x 6.0 in, it's the size of a typical paperback but thinner. At this size, it's also less bulky than the Amazon Kindle or Franklin eBook.

Weighs only 7.5 oz!

Language support (standard and LITE)

You can also benefit from the pre-loaded English - Russian, English - Polish, and English explanatory dictionaries that allow you to select any word for translation. The jetBook also provides support for e-book contents in a long list of languages, including the following:

Albanian

Bulgarian

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

English

Finnish

French

German

Hungarian

Italian

Norwegian

Polish

Portuguese

Russian

Serbian

Slovak

Spanish

Swedish

Ukrainian

Formats

The jetBook and jetBook Lite allow you to read files in these popular formats:
ePub, Mobi, PRC, RTF, .txt, .pdf, .fb2, .jpg, .gif, .png, and .bmp.

The jetBook Mini allows you to read files in these popular formats:
LIT, MOBI, EPUB, HTML, PRC, RTF, PDB, and PDF.

More e-books and reference documents are in the PDF format than in all of the Amazon Kindle's formats combined.

The Amazon Kindle doesn't read PDFs, meaning you can't use it to read the vast majority of the free stuff that's out there.

Vs Comp

When price-comparing, don't forget that there's no subscription fee with the jetBook Lite.

Feature

jetBook / jetBookLITE

Sony eBook

Amazon Kindle

Accessories

Car adapter.

External speaker.

Light (night reading).

Safety strap.

Silicone sleeve.

Travel kit with power plugs for different countries.

USB cable (included).

Leather case.

SD cards (1GB/2GB) w/ libraries.

Light (night reading).

Power adapter.

Light (night reading).

Power adapter.

Autopage turning

8 different convenient settings for automatic page turning with Off function.

None.

None.

Battery life

11,500 pages turned on a single charge.

7,500 pages turned on a single charge.

7,500 pages turned on a single charge.

Bookmarks

Unlimited number of bookmarks for further reference. Page resume function for easy access of last read page, "Jump to page #" function and "Word search" function.

No "Jump to page #" function. No "Word search" function.

"Jump to page #" only. No word search in a book.

Charging options

Replace the AA batteries.

4 hours from supplied power adapter. Does not charge from PC.

4 hours from supplied power adapter. Does not charge from PC.

Find in text function

Language sensitive regular and T9 search plus numeric search.

None.

English, only.

Fonts

2 built in fonts (Arial and Verdana) in 6 available sizes from small 12 pt to huge 32 pt, page justification or left side alignment.

1 font in 3 sizes, no page justification.

1 font in 6 sizes, no page justification.

Formats supported

gif

jpg

mp3

pdf

txt

BBeB (Sony format),

pdf

txt

AA

AZW (Kindle format)

mobi

mp3

prc

txt

Interface

Large interface buttons in English, Russian or Polish. All messages, function support, and built-in manuals available in English, Polish and Russian. More languages to come soon.

1-1.5 sec page turning time ( screen update) through black and white "splash" on the screen. After 40-50 pages of reading, eyes get tired due to this effect. Number of artifacts from the previous page left on the next page, causing "dirty" marks.

1-1.5 sec page turning time ( screen update) through black and white "splash" on the screen. After 40-50 pages of reading, eyes get tired due to this effect. Number of artifacts from the previous page left on the next page, causing "dirty" marks.

Accessories

eBooks

Thousands of e-books are available online for free (but you can't read them on the competing product, the Amazon Kindle). And even if you do decide to buy some titles, they are likely to cost less than the same books on paper. We also have these titles ready for you, below.